Curtain bod threader



Sept- 6, 1932- L. D. HOUSER 1,875,462

CURTAIN ROD THREADER Filed Oct. 17, 1931 Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE LINUS D. novena, or wmcnnsrnn, CALIFORNIA cUnrAINnon THREADER Application led October 17, 1931. Serial No. 569,487.

This invention relates to curtain rod from the inner end to a pointadjacent the threaders, and more particularly to a Closed end portion 12of the threader 11. threader which is adapted for use with either Thethreader 11 is also provided with laterround or dat curtain rods. allyprojecting portions 14 at diametrically An object of this invention isto provide opposed sides, these projecting portions 14 a threader or capwhich is adapted to clamp being adapted to removably receive the opontoone end of a curtain rod so as to faciliposite edges of a fiat curtainrod 15. The tate the sliding of the rod through the hem round portion 11projects forwardly from 0f the Curtain, the offset portions 14 so as toprovide a Another object of this invention is to prohead or forwardlyprojecting member for vide a device of this kind which is so formedinitially opening up the hem within which that it willtightly clamp ontoeither a round the cutrain rods' 10 or 15 are being placed.

or fiat curtain rod and protect the hem of the Through the use of thesplit portions 18, curtain from the end of the rod as the rod is athreading member of resilient construction being pushed therethrough. isprovided which will readily lit curtain rods The above and various otherobjects and either round or flat, which are of different advantages ofthis invention will in part be sizes, but where the sizes vary onlyslightly described in and in part be understood from one from another.the following detailed description of the In the use of this device, thethreading 2o present preferred embodiment, the same bemember 11 isadapted to be slipped over one ing illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, end of the curtain rod of either round or wherein flat crosssectional configuration and the rod Figure 1 is a detail side elevationof a with the threader mounted thereon then device constructed accordingto the preferred slipped into the hem of the curtain. As the embodimentof this invention, having a round rod is being forced into the hem, thethreadcurtain rod mounted therein; ing member 11 will open up the hemand Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the due to the blunt endportion thereof, the line 2-2 of Figure 1; threading member 11 will nottear or other- Figure 3 is a detail side elevation partly wise injurethe curtain. broken away of the device, having Aa flat cur- It will benoted that the threading memtain rod mounted therein, and ber hereindisclosed may be readily stamped Figure 4 is a sectional vleW taKeIl 011the or formed from a single piece of metal of line L1--4 of Figure 1.desired inherent resiliency, and due to the Referring to the drawlngWheleln 11k@ configuration of the device, it can be used numerals ofreference designate correspondfor curi-,ain rods which are either flator ing parts throughout the several views, the round in cross Sectionnumeral 10 designetes generally.al round enr' It is, of course,understood that various tain rod and the numeral 1 1 deelgnetes e Cepchanges and modifications may be made in 0r threading member Whlch 1Sremovably the details of construction and design of the POSltlOned 0none end 0f the red 10, une above specifically described embodiment ofthreader 11 comprising a body 0f SllbStIl" this invention withoutdeparting from the tially cylindrical configuration which is splitSpirit thereof, such changes and modificalongitudinally at diametricallyopposed tions being restricted only by the scope of points, as at 13,thesplit portion extending the following claim.

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LINUS D. HOUSER.

